Largest single gambling bet you've made? (fee, live, get, year)

[jambo101]

$10 on a lottery ticket,,i lost and thought theres better ways to spend #10

[unknownuser123]

a few hundred (200ish)

never had huge wins. biggest % one was winning 500 on a 2$ scratch off

[jtur88]

When I was 12 years old, I bet four weeks allowance (a dollar) on Bob Sattterfield to beat the aging Ezzard Charles and win the right to a championship fight against Rocky Marciano. I learned my lesson early on.

Last year, though, I won $500 (without putting up any stakes), coming in first out of 700 competitors in a free online promotion picking winners and point totals in Canadian Football League games. That took some of the sting out of the Ezzard upset.

At Evangeline Downs in Lafayette, Louisiana, I bet three times in a row on a horse named Tokeneke to place in the last race of the day. He paid off all three times, at pretty good prices, like around 7 or 8 dollars. Brought me above even all three days.

I've got Golden State to win the NBA title, at 17:2, but only a dollar bet. Today they're down to 17:4.

[awestover89]

If you count lottery, a $20 scratch-off. At casinos I usually just do slots, usually less than a dollar a spin. Most I've bet on a single hand at a table game was $10

[Loudmouth]

Hundreds of dollars as I kept increasing my bet in Roulette as my color (Red) did not come out.

First Bet $5 (Lost)
Second Bet $10 (Lost)
Third Bet ($20) Lost
Forth Bet ($40) Lost
Fifth Bet ($80) Lost
Sixth Bet ($160) Lost
Seventh Bet ($320) Lost

There was no 8th bet because I went through all my money. It was black seven times in a row, and I kept betting on red. (Red was due, I thought.)

FYI: After I ran out of money I watched red come up four times in a row.

[unknownuser123]

Originally Posted by Loudmouth

Hundreds of dollars as I kept increasing my bet in Roulette as my color (Red) did not come out.

First Bet $5 (Lost)
Second Bet $10 (Lost)
Third Bet ($20) Lost
Forth Bet ($40) Lost
Fifth Bet ($80) Lost
Sixth Bet ($160) Lost
Seventh Bet ($320) Lost

There was no 8th bet because I went through all my money. It was black seven times in a row, and I kept betting on red. (Red was due, I thought.)

FYI: After I ran out of money I watched red come up four times in a row.

That's why you need the bankroll when doing the negative progression betting variance is a B

[sj08054]

Largest Blackjack hands for me was about $400. Kept on doubling my stack on a $25 table. Largest single hand win was $50 roulette bet on a number (usually bet 4-5 numbers)

Unlike most people who likes to sit at tables for a long time. I go and gamble with $300-$500 and "expect" to spend it. If I happen to walk away on the plus side, I have no problem leaving. The house always win when you stay long enough. I have no problem playing just one shoe of blackjack.

[Lowexpectations]

Originally Posted by unknownuser123

That's why you need the bankroll when doing the negative progression betting variance is a B

Table limits trump bankrolls when you are progressing your bet

[unknownuser123]

Originally Posted by Lowexpectations

Table limits trump bankrolls when you are progressing your bet

Not always. Pit bosses can and sometimes make allowances. depends

[Ghengis]

think I bet around $300 (to show) on a single harness race and probably had a handle that day of about $2,000. Think my profit was less than a hundred bucks for the day but had a great time.